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Looking to buy iPhone 5, few questions.

Pharoahz420

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Hi everyone so I'm looking to upgrade my VZW Gnex to the iphone 5. Because I'm grandfathered into my unlimited plan on VZW and do not want to lose it, I plan on opening up a second line and suspend it w/ billing instead of paying retail. Now once I suspend the line, I will be able to transfer the iphone to my original line with my old # and keep my unlimited right? Also from what I read online, the monthly charge for a suspended line is $10/month. So that would be $240 in 2 years. 32GB iPhone 5 = $330 w/ tax give or take..$330 + $240 = $570 which is much cheaper then buying the phone outright. Plus I will be able to use the upgrade on my second line so that way I should never have to pay retail to keep my unlimited data :p. Have I missed anything or is my calculations correct?

I haven't owned an iPhone since the 2G so I'm curious as to how it's come along over the years.
 

Peligro911

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I would swap the line before suspending it or not suspend it at all just turn the dummy device you put on that line in a drawer but yes your theory will work and calculations are correct